Trolling device.



H. ENGLAND TROLLING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 13. 19I6.

Patented Nov. 13, 1917.

HENRY ENGLAND, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TROLLING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 13, 1917.

Application filed June 13, 1916. Serial No. 103,490;

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, HENRY ENGLAND, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Trolling Devices, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention contemplates an improved trolling device and has as itsprimary object to provide a tackle employing a stand supporting guidelines to extend therefrom out into the water with the said linesslidably receiving weighted carriers for directing the hooked trollinglines over the course of the guide lines.

The invention has as a further object to provide an improved andefiicient form of stand for the purpose indicated and wherein the saidstand may be readily attached to a wharf, boat, or other object tosupport the guide lines.

And a still further object of the invention is to provide a device ofthis character which will be simple in construction and may be easilyoperated.

Other and incidental objects will appear as the description proceeds andin the drawings wherein I have illustrated the preferred form of theinvention and wherein similar reference characters designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of my improved trollingdevice, particularly showing the mounting of the trolling stand and thearrangement of the guide lines thereon,

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view more particularly showing theconstruction of the base of the stand, and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view showing a slightly modifiedform of stand.

In carrying out the invention, I employ a stand which includes a base10. This base may be formed of metal, wood, or any other suitablematerial and is bifurcated to provide upwardly divergent hollow sockets1].. Threaded into the bottom of the stand is a screw or other approvedfastening device 12 Threaded through the slots 14, are guide lines orcables 15. These cables are arranged to extend out into the water and attheir outer ends, are preferably provided with weights or anchors16while the inner ends of said cables are detachably secured to screweyes or other suitable fastening devices 17 arranged in the rear of thepost 13 and secured to the boat or wharf upon which the stand ismounted. In this connection, it will be observed that the portions ofthe cables extending from the upper extremities of the post to the saidscrew eyes, provide guys for the stand. However, to further brace thestand, I preferably employ guys 18 which, at their upper extremities,are connected to screw eyes or other suitable fastening devices 19attached to the rear sides of the post each at a point substantiallymidway the ends of the said post respectively with the lower extremitiesof said guys connected to similar fastening devices 20 arranged in therear of the stand.

Slidably mounted upon the guide cables 15 are weighted carriers 21connected to the said cables by a plurality of rings or other suitablemeans 22. Detachably connected to the carriers 21 are trolling lines 23to the outer extremities of which are suitably connected a plurality ofhooks 24: of approved type. The inner extremities of the trolling lines23 are freely threaded through the slots 14 in the posts 13 which thusprovide guides for the said trolling lines. As will now be clear, thetrolling lines 23 may be fed out when the carriers 21 will draw the saidlines outwardly into the water over the course of the guide cables 15.The movement of the hooks 24 through the water will, of course, attractthe fish as in ordinary trolling and upon effecting a catch, thetrolling lines may then again be Wound up or drawn in so that the fishmay be removed from the hooks. 7

It will therefore be seen that I provide a very simple and efficientconstruction for the purpose set forth and a device which may be readilyerected and used in substantially any convenient location.

In Fig. 3 of the drawings, I have illustrated a slight modificationwhich relates more particularly to the construction of stand used. Inthis modification, I employ a base 25 which is formed with but a singlesocket 26 adapted to removably receive one of the posts 13. The base 25is provided with an attaching screw 27, similar to the screw 12 of thepreferred form of the invention so'that the stand may be easily erected.This modification provides a convenient arrangement Where it is desiredto use but a single trolling line and since this line is mounted andoperated in the manner previously described, further description, inthis connection, is deemed unnecessary.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

A device of the character described including a stand having anupstanding post provided at its upper extremity With a slot, a guidecable trained tl'irough said slot and secured in the rear of the post toform a guy therefor, a carrier mounted to traverse the said cable, and atrolling line connected to the said carrier and slidably received With-20 in the said slot to be guided by the post.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

HENRY ENGLAND. a s.]

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\ Washington, D. C.

